about 3' above sea level which is why you saw the pooling of the rain as it tries to evacuate to the mississippi river. now, back at home well look at the live doppler 7 hd, you can see the heavy rain is moving off to the east. katie will be stuck in rain for the better part of an hour or two or your friends that are down there. as far as the forecast, the transition to cooler and more dry weather, 57 in new orleans -- that is cool. 62 on friday. saturday and sunday, if you are headed down there, more sunshine and temperatures in the mid-to-upper 60's. have fun. sue? >> we go back to the livermore area, and this accident eastbound 580 before greenville now a sig-alert and c.h.p. saying it involves a fatality. two left lanes are blocked here in the eastbound direction and westbound is now super slow out of the central valley and that is because of rubberneckers and you have a 40-minute drive from altamont pass to dublin/pleasanton. >> an accident blocking a lane at southbound 880 in fremont and we have brand new shot here of the san mateo bridge with the tail lights headed in the westbound direct